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How Blaze Pizza Fires Up Friendly Fraud Defenses

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Consumers are using mobile apps’ order-ahead features and loyalty perks more often during the COVID-19 pandemic, yet chargeback fraud — also known as friendly fraud — is unfortunately also rising. Mobile ordering is at the center of business operations for Blaze Pizza and many fast casual dining chains today.

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‘Organized Retail Crime’ Is Growing (And Not Just Because Of The Pandemic)

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And in Florida, state and local officials in 18 counties last month broke up a ring that allegedly stole nearly $85,000 of easy-to-resell items like baby formula, diapers, and energy drinks from Publix, Winn Dixie, and Walmart — typically taking $350 to $900 worth of goods at a time. A Growing Problem. Matas sees the current wave of U.S.

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How US Mobile Leverages Digital Identity To Protect Against SIM Swap Fraud

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Such security methods can be critical to preventing fraud that targets mobile users, of which one of the most prevalent types is SIM swap fraud. Preventing SIM swap fraud requires vigilance and ironclad authentication methods to ensure that users who are asking to transfer their phone numbers are legitimate rather than scammers.

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Florida Man Charged In Connection With Illegal Bitcoin Exchange

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prosecutors late last week charged a Florida man in connection with an illegal bitcoin exchange. According to a report by Reuters , Ricardo Hill, 38, was arrested in Florida in October and charged with conspiring to operate an unlicensed money transmitting firm. Prosecutors contend Coin.mx

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Inside a Zelle fraud that almost lost a Florida consumer $3,500

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Early Warning, which operates the payment network, says the rate of reported fraud is less than a tenth of one percent. Yet stories of consumers who have fallen victim to scams and lost money as a result abound.

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Florida Bitcoin Exchange Schemer Gets 16 Months

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A software engineer from Florida was slapped with a 16-month prison term late last week after a court found him guilty of scamming to aid an illegal bitcoin exchange. operator Anthony Murgio take control of a credit union Gross ran from the church, reported Reuters. According a Reuters news report , U.S. In turn, Gross helped Coin.mx

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Prosecutors Charge OneCoin Leaders With Fraud In Pyramid Scheme

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United States prosecutors are bringing criminal charges against the leaders of OneCoin, a cryptocurrency, alleging they were operating a pyramid scheme worth in the multi-billions, when selling the currency. Ignatov is from Bulgaria and was charged with wire fraud conspiracy. The scheme amounts to fraud, prosecutors say.

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